Calculate the Energy Required to Excite a Hydrogen Atom by Causing

Multiple Choice

Calculate the energy required to excite a hydrogen atom by causing an electronic transition from the energy level with n = 1 to the level with n = 4. Recall that the quantized energies of the levels in the hydrogen atom are given by:

A) 2.02 × 10^-29 J
B) 2.04 × 10^-18 J
C) 2.19 × 10⁵ J
D) 2.25 × 10^-18 J
E) 3.27 × 10^-17 J